June 19, 2026 · Business Today India
How the Fable 5 crisis unfolded: SK Telecom's China ties that nobody saw coming
My take: Reporting over the past several days reveals that the White House did not act alone: it was SK Telecom, South Korea's largest carrier and a $100 million Anthropic investor, that set off the alarm after being flagged as a security risk due to its historical ties with China. Washington ordered Anthropic to cut its access; separately, Amazon researchers identified independent vulnerabilities in Fable 5, escalating the matter from revoking one access to blocking all foreign nationals. Anthropic had 90 minutes to comply. The refund request deadline is tomorrow, June 20.
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